"I wouldn't call it 'civilians going to war', they're trained into soldiers before anyone actually lets them onto the field. The experienced ones know who's going to get themselves killed the moment they set foot on a battlefield and hold them back until they either quit or learn the lessons they need to learn."

Or at least cover their asses until they do, in the case of some of the recent newcomers to the squadron Mikumo works with. She definitely didn't envy Messer that job for the brief time he had it.

"But civilians usually get tangled up in it even if they're not the soldiers. Especially in our case, since that condition I mentioned my singing works against causes people to become uncontrollably violent, and it's quite random who it affects."